LoL Bill :-)
as I was telling friends on other lists, this Vila Mateus was the original
owner (aristocrat landowners) of the name/brand.
But the wine we find on the shelves is usually not their produce as it is
now used as a generic name for all wines in the area. Alice also had fond
memories of the name (and wine) that she had had in the US, and asked.
That's how we know. We nevertheless bought them a couple of their own wine,
which we haven't tasted yet as it later travelled for 3500 km in the boot
of the camper ... I'll let you know when we open the first bottles :-)
Their port, which we tasted and bought, is excellent!
Thanks again
Amities
2016-09-30 21:24 GMT+02:00 Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>:
> OMG! Mateus! Oh, the miserable hangovers, the splitting headaches. So
> sweet I almost got diabetes.
>
> And yet Portugal makes some of my favorite wines.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Baron
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 2:07 PM
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> Cc: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [OM] PSTCRD: Mateus
>
> Very nice, Philippe.
>
> I remember drinking a fair amount of their wine when I was in law school
> here in Oklahoma in the sixties but I haven't seen it in a long time.
>
> --Bob
>
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Philippe Amard <
> photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Located in Northern Portugal Mateu is home to Vila Mateus which belongs to
>> an excellent wine producer and old aristocratic family.
>>
>> Here's a glimpse of the place (6 postcards in all).
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Portugal-2016/
>> 2016-03-Mateus-Vila+Mateus-2905.jpg.html
>> Trying to remeber if the wine/port tasting took place between the first
>> two
>> shots ;-)
>>
>> May all be viewed large
>>
>> Amities
>> Philippe
>>
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